Autor: |
Cheng-Wei Chan, Chu-Leng Yu, Jiunn-Cherng Lin, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, Che-Chen Lin, Chen-Ying Hung, Cheng-Hung Li, Ying-Chieh Liao, Chu-Pin Lo, Jin-Long Huang, Ching-Heng Lin, Tsu-Juey Wu |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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Zdroj: |
Cardiovascular Diabetology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1475-2840 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s12933-018-0663-6 |
Popis: |
Abstract Objective Metformin is the standard first-line drug for patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, the optimal second-line oral anti-diabetic agent (ADA) remains unclear. We investigated the cardiovascular risk of various ADAs used as add-on medication to metformin in T2DM patients from a nationwide cohort. Methods T2DM patients using different add-on oral ADAs after an initial metformin therapy of > 90 days were identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database. Five classes of ADAs, including sulphonylureas (SU), glinides, thiazolidinediones (TZD), alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (AGI), and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4I) were selected for analysis. The reference group was the SU added to metformin. Patients were excluded if aged |
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